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Unnecessary and Dangerous

By the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Dec. 8, 2009 The Philippine experience with martial rule has been painful, but has also been instructive. When it was in... Read more

Forty-seven IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice

Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 47 members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Network (IFEX), appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of at least... Read more

For journalists, a reminder in perilous times

(Let us know what you think. Please show your support by replying and disseminating this statement to your networks.) Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Politics... Read more

12 Journalists among those killed in Southern Philippines Massacre

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Armed men believed to be followers of a provincial warlord killed at least 12 local journalists who were accompanying the wife, relatives and lawyers of thea vice... Read more

PJR Reports September – October 2009

Alleged gunman in 2004 journalist’s murder killed

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A police officer shot dead the alleged gunman in the 2004 killing of a Batangas-based journalist last 19 October 2009, a day before his arraignment. The police... Read more

Photojournalist held at provincial governor’s house

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A photojournalist was detained and interrogated at the house of Iloilo Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. last 16 October 2009 for “taking photos of the house without permission.”... Read more

President’s son wants Facebook regulated

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Philippine legislator, one of the sons of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, has called for tighter regulation over the content of the social networking site Facebook. Pampanga... Read more

HIS OWN WORST ARGUMENT

(Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility on the August 25 privilege speech of Representative Rodante Marcoleta of the Alagad Party List) Representative Rodante Marcoleta’s August 25 privilege... Read more

Writers allege being spied on by Philippine military

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) allegedly placed under surveillance two renowned Filipino writers. Bienvenido Lumbera, a National Artist for Literature and a professor at the... Read more